I had a giant smile on my face when I first met Mignon Francois, the founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection. 

Mignon exudes joy and just being around her makes everyone smile.

But that’s not to say that it’s been all smiles for Mignon on her journey to bring The Cupcake Collection to where it is today. 

She started with $5 and has grown the business to do over 10 million dollars in sales. 

Through the highs and lows, Mignon has persevered. And she’s done it with joy.

If you want to build a winning team, you’re about to learn from Mignon that you need to bring a little joy to what you do.

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There was a season in my life when I wanted to be the next John Mayer. When I was in college, I wrote my first song which then turned into me writing more songs and recording some of them. 

I then moved to Nashville as an eager and optimistic 21 year old with a big dream of becoming a full-time musician.

I went to Belmont University for my junior year of college and started meeting other singer/songwriters with similar dreams to mine. One of the people I met there was Steve Moakler. And when I first heard his music, I’ve got to be honest … I didn’t want to like it because I was jealous. The guy was writing songs that were surely going to land him on the radio and everything about him just screamed “this guy is going to be a star.”

People at Belmont talked about Steve like he was going to be the next John Mayer. Which was impossible! Because I was going to be the next John Mayer!

But everything changed when I really got to know him. 

We went on a tour together and quickly, Steve became one of my closest friends.

If you don’t know Steve Moakler, you’re about to hear what makes him so special.

Listen to Steve’s new record “Make a Little Room” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/457Ok9pnF5fAfG7lNUFqHS?si=EuYZ47fNTvSrn7-B3xt6Bg

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Dr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy’s cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest. 

Not only this, he’s coached world-class athletes like two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, numerous Olympic medalists, professional ballerinas, and other athletes, teaching them to overcome pressure and succeed on the biggest stages.

Dr. Zinsser’s book is called “The Confident Mind” and as soon as I started to read it, I knew I had to find a way to get him on this podcast.

Because if you want to build a winning team, you need to start by building confidence. 

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